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Whole Foods Market to Carry Seawright Springs Premium Natural Spring Water
Monday April 16, 11:23 am ET
STAUNTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seawright Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:SWRI - News) announced today that Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI - News), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, will carry its Seawright Springs Premium Natural Spring Water in seven of its Virginia stores beginning May 2007. Whole Foods plans to carry both Seawright's 0.5 Liter and 1 Liter sizes in its distinctive, proprietary, wine style PET bottle. Seawright Springs, located in a highly protected area of the pristine Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, naturally flows approximately 1.5 million gallons per day of some of the purest spring water in North America.
"The quality, purity and rich history of Seawright Springs Premium Natural Spring Water is a perfect complement to the taste of the discerning Whole Foods patron," said Joel Sens, president and CEO of Seawright Holdings, Inc. "We are looking forward to being on the shelves at Whole Foods Market and being carried by a company that shares our values. We are hopeful of expanding and growing a long relationship with Whole Foods."
"The history of Seawright Springs is fascinating," Mr. Sens commented. "We think the Whole Foods customers will appreciate Seawright's history especially as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of Jamestown."
Early settlers of the British colonies in the early 1700's discovered what was known as the "Good Health Spring", a vital spring the Native American Indians long knew about. Later deeded to John Seawright by King George the II in 1792, this spring and its importance to health and longevity was famous throughout the flourishing colonies as America's birth was unfolding. As time went on, Seawright Spring's water began shipping to loyal consumers, by horse drawn wagon, throughout the fledgling United States. In fact, documentation found in Virginia's State Library shows that Seawright's water was once prescribed by notable physicians in the 1800's and early 1900's as a treatment for a variety of common ailments.
The importance of Seawright Spring's water is founded in the geology distinctive to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Rain water is filtered down through the earth over long periods of time and lightly absorbs essential minerals found in the Shenandoah rock formations. As the water reemerges to the surface, it's in a state of extremely high purity and naturally enhanced with a light yet unique blend of these essential minerals.
Once commercially dormant, Mr. Sens acquired Seawright Springs in 2003 with the vision of bringing this incredible resource to the public once again. This announcement of the new relationship with Whole Foods Market follows Seawright Holdings recent announcements of its commitment to biodegradable bottles, packaging and environmentally friendly operations as technologies become increasingly available. The company continues to position itself ever more closely to consumers who demand a high quality product characterized by integrity and corporate responsibility.
About Seawright Holdings, Inc.
Seawright Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:SWRI - News) owns Seawright Springs, the producer of one of America's purest, freshest and high-mineral content drinking waters. Seawright Springs is located in beautiful Augusta County, Virginia on 145 acres of protected woodlands. The spring produces in excess of 1 million gallons of water a day and is one of the largest sources of fresh natural spring water on the Eastern Seaboard. In 2003, Joel Sens formed Seawright Holdings, Inc. and purchased Seawright Springs to begin producing high quality bottled water under the Seawright Springs brand.
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